kookla

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Definitions

  • n. Small, spiced North African meatballs.

Example Sentences

  • "Shabbat lunch was a large meal. Dafina (cholent) with potatoes and eggs, kooklas (little meat balls), and stuffed bags with spiced chopped meat and rice suspended in the dafina to steam."

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Languages of Origin

  • Arabic / Judeo-Arabic

Who Uses This

  • North African: Jews with ancestry in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, or Egypt

Regions

  • North America

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Alternative Spellings

koukla, kukla, kokla

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